Knit ply fabric with connecting layer

Abstract

In the fabric structure (10.1) which can be produced in one piece on a two-bed flat-bar knitting machine, a first fabric web (11.1) and a second fabric web (12.1) are connected to one another by means of at least one third fabric web (13.1), a knitted connection being made at the coupling places (15) of the third fabric web (13.1) with the other two fabric webs (11.1, 12.1) respectively.

We claim: 
     
       1. A method of producing a fabric structure comprising first and second fabric webs coupled together in stages, using a flat-bar knitting machine comprising first and second needle beds and a transfer device, wherein the first and second fabric webs are coupled together with spacing therebetween by at least a third fabric web, by knitted stitches, and wherein said method comprises: (a) knitting a course of stitches in the first needle bed of the knitting machine with every second needle of the first bed;   (b) knitting a course of stitches in the second needle bed of the knitting machine with every second needle of the second bed;   (c) repeating step (a) and (b) to form sections of a desired length of the first and second fabric webs;   (d) forming a tucking course with every needle of the first needle bed;   (e) forming a course of stitches with every second needle of the first needle bed not used in step (a) to thus start said third fabric web;   (f) repeating step (e) to produce a desired length of said third fabric web;   (g) transferring stitches formed in the first needle bed on every second needle onto needles of the second needle bed to thus connect said desired length of third fabric web to said second fabric web and thereby produce a three fabric web structure; and   (h) repeating steps (a) to (g) until a desired overall length of said three fabric web structure is produced.   
     
     
       2. A method of producing a fabric structure comprising first and second fabric webs coupled together in stages, using a flat-bar knitting machine comprising first and second needle beds and a transfer device, wherein the first and second fabric webs are coupled together with spacing therebetween by at least a third fabric web, by knitted stitches, and wherein said method comprises: (a) knitting a course of stitches with every needle of the first needle bed of the knitting machine;   (b) knitting a course of stitches with every needle of the second needle bed of the knitting machine;   (c) repeating steps (a) and (b) until sections of a desired length of the first fabric web and the second fabric web are respectively produced;   (d) knitting a course of stitches with every second needle of the first needle bed to thus start said third fabric web;   (e) repeating step (d) until a desired length of said third fabric web is produced;   (f) transferring stitches formed in the first needle bed on every second needle onto needles of the second needle bed to thus connect said third fabric web to said second fabric web;   (g) repeating steps (a) and (b) until further sections of a desired length of the first fabric web and the second fabric web are respectively produced;   (h) knitting a course of stitches with every second needle of the second needle bed to thus again start said third fabric web;   (i) repeating step (h) until a desired length of the third fabric web is produced;   (j) transferring stitches formed in the second needle bed on every second needle onto needles of the first needle bed to thus connect said third fabric web to said first fabric web to produce a three fabric web structure; and   (k) repeating steps (a) to (j) until an overall desired length of said three fabric web structure is produced.